"Before I came to school I was always scared to speak in English. Now I am more confident about speaking with others.” Johanna is from Columbia. She got her Master’s degree in Sexual and Reproductive Health and has worked as a registered nurse at an NGO for the past 5 years. She is a feminist activist in her country where she fights for women’s rights. Johanna came to MLI 2 months ago to improve her English skills for work purposes and for herself. She is in the High Intermediate program. “MLI has given me English skills and practice. I now ...

Westwood Campus Featured Student This week’s featured student is Polina. She is from Sakhalin Island in Russia, which is very close to Japan. (She even knows how to speak some Japanese!). During her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, watching movies, listening to music, and taking pictures. She has been here for three weeks and plans to stay for three more weeks. She is currently taking the IELTS program and plans to study at university in Canada. She may study Economics or Marketing, but she’s not sure yet. She plans the take the IELTS tests in two weeks ...

Westwood Campus Featured Student This week’s featured student is Nanami. She is from Nagoya, Japan and has lived in Los Angeles for seven months. She is currently in the H. Intermediate ESL program. During her free time, she loves going sightseeing in Los Angeles and finding new places to eat or shop. “I really like Los Angeles. The weather is so perfect and there are many sightseeing places. My favorite place is Santa Monica. There are so many people there and everyone seems so fun. My favorite beach to visit is Malibu. I love a lot of the restaurants near ...

Hollywood Campus Featured Student Vaclav is from Turnov, Czech Republic (100 kilometers from Prague). He graduated from high school last year. It had always been his dream to come to the United States. He now studies English in the High Intermediate program at MLI Hollywood. “The first weeks in America were really hard for me. I am confident, popular, outgoing, and talkative back home. But in America it was totally different. I was shy, diffident, and scared to talk to people and go places. I was depressed! I had never felt these feelings before. My father suggested that I start ...